India has a large Muslim population. Statistics reveal that there are approximately 172 million people in India who identify themselves as followers of Islam. A majority of Muslims in India belong to the Sunni sect of Islam and others belong to the Shia sect of Islam. For thousands of years coastal communities of India, particularly…
Who Is The Founder Of Hinduism?
Hinduism does not have a founder because Hinduism is not a religion in the traditional sense of the word. There are many religions, religious sects, philosophies and spiritual concepts within Hinduism. In fact the word Hindu was not very commonly used in India at all, particularly in relation to a religion. About two thousand years…
Reasons Why Hinduism Has Millions Of Gods
How many Hindu Gods are there? Are there millions of Hindu Gods? By some estimates there are 33 million Hindu Gods!!. The overall count is totally not an issue for the people of India. India for the most part is a polytheistic society and is very comfortable with the notion that there can be more…